Medical Definition of Oblique fissure

1. The deep fissure in each lung that runs obliquely downward and forward. It divides the upper and lower lobes of the left lung and separates the upper and middle lobes from the lower lobe of the right lung. Synonym: fissura obliqua pulmonis, major fissure, oblique fissure. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oblique Fissure

oblique arches
oblique arytenoid
oblique auricular muscle
oblique bandage
oblique bridge
oblique bundle of pons
oblique case
oblique cases
oblique circle
oblique circles
oblique cord
oblique diameter
oblique fibres of stomach
oblique fire
oblique fissure (current term)
oblique fissure of lung
oblique flank
oblique fracture
oblique head
oblique illumination
oblique lie
oblique ligament of elbow joint
oblique line
oblique line of mandible
oblique line of thyroid cartilage
oblique lines
oblique motion
oblique muscle
oblique muscle of auricle

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